Hurl VR
SCORE: 73
Family Friendly Gaming was given a digital
download code for Hurl VR on Oculus Rift. The PC VR system gets such
little attention due to the lack of physical copy versions of games.
Which is why our number one VR system at Family Friendly Gaming is the
Playstation 4 VR. There is something great about holding a case and
checking out a manual with a game. We also love holding discs and
cartridges in our hands.
We had been swamped with so many sponsored videos to work on that Hurl
VR was delayed. We finally found an opportunity to check if we could
record Hurl VR with our setup. Sadly all of the video was lost so we did
not keep that video. No matter what we changed in the setup the audio
went to the Oculus Rift headset and not the output audio for the
recording device. Which is a shame because Hurl VR is a neat game to
show off to Family Friendly Gaming Universe.
The concept behind Hurl VR is pretty simple. We throw a ball with the
right hand or the left hand and get it to the destination area. That
sounds simple enough right? Here is the one hitch in that – we must
bounce the ball off all of the tiles that appear in each of the thirty
levels. Tiles might be moving, bounce higher, etc. Some levels in Hurl
VR are timing and some are getting the right trajectory and angles. This
one hundred meg game is like bouncing a ping pong ball off of tables
into a cup.
If you keep failing at levels in Hurl VR it will suggest you use the
assist. I could never get the assist to work though. I took the headset
off and looked for the purple button. I pressed every button I could
feel while playing with the VR headset on. I never got it working and
that was frustration because there are some challenging levels in Hurl
VR. There are also some concerns on the controls in Hurl VR. I would do
the same thing and get different results. I even injured my shoulder
trying to throw the ball harder to make it bounce higher on one level.
I love the concept of Hurl VR. It has some fun moments when everything
works just right. I would love to see Hurl VR make it to the PS4 VR, or
maybe the PS5 VR when it is released. This idea could certainly be
expanded into additional levels and maybe an easier assist system. Maybe
let players earn coins in levels so they can skip levels they are stuck
in. I could see sequels to this game in the near future.
- Paul
Graphics: 75%
Sound: 75%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 65%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: PC VR
Publisher: Rusty Oak
Developer: Rusty Oak
Rating: ‘NR’ for Not Rated
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